Definitions for hives
Overview of noun hives
The noun hives has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. urtication, urticaria, hives, nettle rash
(an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs)
Overview of noun hive
The noun hive has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) hive
(a teeming multitude)
2. (1) beehive, hive
(a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees)
3. beehive, hive
(a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree)
Overview of verb hive
The verb hive has 3 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. hive
(store, like bees; "bees hive honey and pollen"; "He hived lots of information")
2. hive
(move together in a hive or as if in a hive; "The bee swarms are hiving")
3. hive
(gather into a hive; "The beekeeper hived the swarm")
